Now it’s time for a “The Best…” list to support writing a response to literature essay.

I’m dividing this list into two parts — the first section contains links to sites that are suitable for English Language Learner student self access, and the section section includes resources more appropriate for teacher use and support.

Here are my choices for The Best Resources For Learning How To Write Response To Literature Essays:

FOR STUDENTS:

Here are some helpful Brainpop essays (unfortunately, a paid subscription is required to access most, though not all, of them. You can also get a free trial):

The National Grid For Learning has a series of great interactive exercises on similes. It’s a little tricky to navigate, though. You need to scroll down to the bottom of that page to several links. Just in case you can find the direct links, I’ve decided to put them here:

We usually have students pick one of the many Cinderella stories from various cultures and write a response to literature essay. As a “warm-up” to it (so to speak), there’s an ArtsEdge lesson that has students read three different “Cinderella” stories:

The Collegial Centre for Educational Materials Development (CCDMD) in Canada has quite a few nice “English Language Improvement” Resources, primarily for advanced English Language Learners. I particularly like College English Prep Online, which provides audio support for the text and provides instruction on topics like symbolism, setting, and imagery. Again, this would be most accessible to advanced ELL’s.

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